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Bemidji State University student Heather Schmitt dodges the water puddles at City Park’s outside ring on Thursday afternoon as temps soared into the 40s. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Bemidji to use funds to upgrade smaller neighborhood parks

BEMIDJI – Despite the lack of sales tax money to spend on park improvements this year, the city still has some plans in the works. The city has $30,000 dedicated...

news / local Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 11:21pm

Franken pushes mental health support to combat violence

By John Lundy, Forum News Service DULUTH — Mental-health professionals, not more guns, are the way to address school violence, Sen. Al Franken said on Wednesday. The Minnesota Democrat, in...

news / region Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 2:10am

Red Cross offers flu-prevention tips

BEMIDJI – As the flu spreads throughout the country, the American Red Cross is urging the public to get the flu shot, if they haven’t already. At clinics in Bemidji,...

news / local Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 12:28am

Nonprofit aims to help women with unplanned pregnancies

BEMIDJI – A new nonprofit is hosting an open house this week. The Northwoods Pregnancy Care Center, which aims to support females dealing with unplanned pregnancies, invites the public to...

news / local Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 1:00am

Workers hand-sort recyclables at Waste Management's Materials Materials Recovery Facility in Minneapolis. Jeffrey Thompson | Minnesota Public Radio

Efforts aim to improve Minnesota’s recycling rate

By Stephanie Hemphill, MPR News 91.3 FM As the Legislature begins a new session, Minnesota’s moribund recycling rates are likely to be a target of new laws. Recycling is not...

news / region Mon, Jan 07, 2013 - 11:18pm

Dr. Valerie Fox, a Sanford Bemidji family physician, plays a key role in the local implementation of Sanford One Care, an initiative that aims to improve health-care delivery for patients with chronic health concerns. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Sanford aims to improve American Indian health care

BEMIDJI – A patient is best served when she has a team of medical staff working in tandem to address all of her medical needs, says Dr. Valerie Fox, a...

news / local Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - 10:19pm

Health Forum aims to discuss healthy lifestyles

BEMIDJI – Community members are invited to gather later this month for a conversation on fostering healthy communities. The North Country State Health Improvement Program will host a Healthy Community...

news / local Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - 10:11pm

Tim Humphrey and his nephew Brayden show off a fish they caught on Pike Bay.

Living life outdoors

If Tim Humphrey had his way, he’d likely be outdoors every minute of every day. That, of course, is hardly practical – especially when one has a wife, three kids...

news / local Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - 10:09pm

Clifford and Eva Vevea sit in their side-by-side recliners at their Crookston home in August 2011. The couple, married 65 years, did everything together and two weeks ago, they both passed away within hours of each other.

Till death do they part : In love for decades, Bemidji man’s parents died within hours of one another

By Chuck Haga, Forum News Service CROOKSTON – In 65 years of marriage, most of it spent in Crookston, Clifford and Eva Vevea did everything together. “They went dancing nearly...

news / local Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 1:10am

Custody awarded after parents' murder-suicide near Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A judge in Otter Tail County has awarded custody of an orphaned child to the parents of a teen who killed the toddler's mother and...

news / region Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 8:37am

John Eggers: Time to put the X factor into your resolutions?

Darn resolutions! Here we go again. Why should I make them if I can’t keep them? What if I put the X factor into each of them? (Drum roll) What...

columns Tue, Jan 01, 2013 - 12:37am

Family New Year's Eve in Bemidji

Nikki Smith of Texas and her son, 2-year-old Nathaniel, make crafts Monday at the Bemidji Public Library, which hosted a series of family events to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Monte...

news / local Mon, Dec 31, 2012 - 10:47pm

Paul Nye at library for New Year’s Eve

Paul Nye of Walker held a family concert Monday afternoon for more than 40 kids and parents at the Bemidji Public Library, which hosted several New Year’s Eve family fun...

news / local Mon, Dec 31, 2012 - 10:40pm

About 20 members of the Bemidji High School Student Council will serve shifts this week to package 2,000 pounds of kidney beans into one-pound packages for the Bemidji Community Food Shelf. From left, Wyatt Miller, Erin Larson, Hannah Dressen, Erik Sorensen and Allie Larson volunteer their time Wednesday as they double-bag the beans. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

BHS Student Council members repackage bulk foods for food shelf

BEMIDJI – As many area students relaxed during their winter break this week, about 20 members of the Bemidji High School student council took turns filling bags upon bags of...

news / education Wed, Dec 26, 2012 - 11:35pm

Loan to help Red Lake tribe build college, government center

By Molly Miron, Special to the Pioneer RED LAKE – By the fall of 2014, the Red Lake Nation will revolve around a new hub. The Red Lake Nation College...

news / region Wed, Dec 26, 2012 - 11:21pm

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